Oxycodone Vs Fentanyl Withdrawals (Page 3)
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I have just switched from oxycodone to fentanyl patches. I will be withdrawing from them following sugery. any suggestions as to which is easier to withdraw from? Thanks!!!

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I'm taking 6 oxycodone 10mg a day and I want to switch to fentnal and oxy half and half.What is a safe dose to do the same as oxy.?

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Did anybody answer this? I'm on 12mcg fentanyl patch, only 3 patches so 9 days. I don't expect I'll have much withdrawal. Does anyone know or have had the same usage/experience? I'll have percocet afterwards as needed but hope not to need it much. Please advise. I have a huge amount of responsibility coming up coinciding with when I finish the last patch!! I'm very worried. Please help! Thanks.

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When you did the patch in 12hr stretches, how were you able to get the patches to stick when you reapplied them? I really want to wean off this stuff and this is the most unique approach I've seen.

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Most definitely The Fentanyl will cause the worst withdrawl. Here are some for sure things that will ease any withdrawl from anything.
1 immodium take as directed and if you need another dose you will be finè.
2. Don't worry about anyone saying Oh no don't take xanax. But you wont be on them that long, most diffinantly ask your doc and tell him or her your experiencing alot of anxiety. These will calm your muscles, your mind everything. No sense in suffering if you have a full proof way to ease something that can reach horrendous sickness and mental strain.
3.Airborn to keep immune system up
These are just a few things you can do.

Okay Good Luck

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I've been on fentanyl patches and oxycodone (30mg) for over a decade. The patches have 2 advantages in my opinion, and one disadvantage.

The advantags of the patch are, 1) b/c fentanyl patches do not give off a "buzz" like oxycodone, they can be easier to get off of, b/c you won't miss the patches, from a mental or emotional standpoint. For ME, that made the patches much easier to get off of, by reducing the dosage from 100 mcg, to 50 and now to 25mcg.

The final weaning is yet to come, but at least I know I won't feel the depression I felt when I went cold turkey off the oxycodone. I went off the oxy's when I learned I was pregnant. Despite how badly my back was injured, I didn't want the baby born with a physical dependence.

ANYHOW, the disadvantage of the patch IS SOLVABLE...yes the patches can come off. So that means you need to put another bandaid type of adhesive patch OVER the fentanyl patch, so they don't fall off before their 72 hour dosage has been used. NO PATCH can stay on by itself without help. (Hormone patches, nicotine patches, pain patches ALL require help if they are to stay in place for 3 days.

You can buy or order the Tagaderm patches (pricey, but most effective & see thru) or just get some see thru adhesives that are made to keep patches in place. You can get these in any drug store.

ALSO note that if you take a hot shower or use heating pads for pain, when they are applied near or on the patch site, they speed up the delivery.

That speeding up of the medication delivery, is potentially dangerous. So I apply the patch after my shower/bath, and then wait at least 24 hours before taking another bath or hot shower. Or I skip a day of showers if I can, just to give the patch a full chance to distribute the dose.

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Good Luck Do not tell your Doc. just do better next month. Use a weekly pill organizer, it helps to keep me on track, I never take more than prescribed now. If you take too many pills, you are only hurting yourself and its not good on your body either.

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Oxycodone is easier because you can ween off of them. Ask your dr how to cut the dosage so you don't get withdrawal symptoms.

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I have decreased the amount of oxy 30s I have been on for a long time now, I was taking 12 a day prior to my spinal fusion in Nov, at which time they added 2 100 gram fentanal patches, yes two patches at a time, they were unable to manage my pain it if surgery. I have since stopped the patches. ..fun fun and have decresed the oxy 30mg to five to six a day. .I ran short on my oxy this month about a week or so But have a box of 50 mg fentanol patches that were left over, will one 50mg patch every three days lessen the blow to my body from running out of my 30mg oxys.. basically replacing 5-6 30's a day down one 50mg fentanyl patch every three days. . Hope that made sense.






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Omg Ive been taken 60 mg oxycottons 3xs a day for 3 years due to the liss of emplyment i lost my insurabce an got put on medicaid they denied my oxycottobs an approved me for 100mg Fentenyl patches i am dying in pain, i am sleepy all the time dont wanna get outta bed. I feel like im loosing my mind. What do i do to relieve some of this pain?

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The patch works for me only for 2days but my insurance will not pay for the patch for to be changed every two days and to beat it all they help me the every two days I wish I knew how to be able to cintrol the cance and bone pain pkus the two back surgeries and fusion pain if anyine or doc can give me a answer pleas tell me. In horrible pain.

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I'm currently going through withdrawals from Fentanyl patches. I would not recommend them. I have been a chronic pain sufferer for many years and have taken many different meds that I have ended up discontinuing due to the fact that I hate taking meds usually because of their side-effects. Nothing has been as difficult to stop as these fentanyl patches... I was only on 12 mcg/hr (which is the lowest dose) for 3 months but it's still bad. There's no real way to ween off of them since they are in patch form. Cutting them in half does not work. They still distribute the same amount of medicine every hour, the patch just simply runs out faster since half is missing. Putting on another patch will just make you start over from square one. The only thing that has made this process bearable is that my Dr prescribed me Clonidine & Xanax to help with the withdrawal symptoms. The drawback of those meds is that they make you very sleepy... So taking them during the day makes it a bit difficult to function but it's better than dealing with the restlessness, anxiety, irritability and that "crawling out of your skin" feeling. You might still end up with diarrhea or vomiting which are other common withdrawal effects. I'd say stick with pill forms when it comes to opioids or narcotics, because at least then you can ween gradually and ease yourself off the meds, which will greatly decrease the likelihood of experiencing these absolutely awful withdrawal symptoms.

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I'm switching from 100 mcg. Patch. To 20 mg of oxycontin and my soc says I should be fine I'm thinking not she says see how it is and if its not right to call her back. Does anyone have any info for me?

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When I first tried fentanyl patches after years of oral meds I found they only worked for 2 days not the 3 they are supposed to last. My doctor switched my prescription to every 2 days, and said it was relatively common for it to only last for 2. Sometimes it doesn't even seem to last for the full 2 days.

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If you say put on a fentyl patch on on monday whaen should a person change it cause it seems like the patch runs out on me the later art of wensday.I do not take any break through meds and my bones and lungs and breast starts hurting so bad.I can not get any sleep on the night of wendday has anyone got any suggestions.I am fighting lung,breast cancer and have had two failed back surgeries with the last surgery being a fusion and can not bend at the eaist.I am in so much pain on wensday that I do not know what to do by the way my chest cavity hurts so much also it feels like it runs down into my ribs so Please if anyone can help me with this problem answer it ok.Thank You in advance and tell me what to do.HELP.

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I am getting ready to switch from oxycontin 40mg 2xd (weaned from 3xd w/no problem) to fentanyl patch 25mcg/hr and also have oxycodone 15mg IR q4h prn for breakthrough pain, which I use sparingly. Was wondering, on the day I switch, since it takes time for the fentanyl to build up in your system, should I begin at the same time I take my last oxycontin tablet or not? My doctor is not helpful, even told me to wean off my oxycontin by breaking them in half, which is not recommended. I have been a pharmacy tech for 32 years and have a substantial knowledge base.

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You should never go off any medicine by yourself always have help from your doctor or you may end up dying.I am sure any doctor if you had been seeing them for quite a few years knows thay your blood pressure and your heart rate can either go up or down and either way you could have killed yourself.

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I changed the same way and did not have any withdrawl from oxycode to fentyanyl and the patch helped better just be sure o changeevery 72 hours.The patch helps pain better.

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I have been on the fentanyl 75 mcg for 3 years. I told my doc abot 6 months ago that I did not like them so she tried to switch me to oxycotin 30mg time release every 12 hours. It wasnt great, so I went back on the fentanyl.
I have since moved and cant find a doctor that will work with me. Time for withdrawals. I FEAR the fentanyl withdrawals.
Can I go back to the oxycotin 30's for about a week (thats about the supply I have) and ease the withdrawals?
It makes sense to me, the oxy's will help with coming off the fentanyl and the oxy withdrawal hopefully wont be too bad since its only a week.
Please, any thoughts?

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Omg this was not a good report. The Fent patch works good, I am on a lower dose.
25mcg, im trying to reduce the oxy use, so im going thru it now. I was useing more oxys than needed, And it is fearful, but I know God rather me have faith than fear.
Ugggggg It is sucking already, but I just dont know why the Fentanyl patch does not override the oxy with easing the WD.

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I have had two back surgeries the due to a dr.doing an epidural on me he went punching the cather around my back and busted more discs in my back he was being trained by the pain center I was going to and had to have a blood patch done to my spine and couldn't feel my legs or walk so I had to have emergency surgery and the surgeon had to fuse my back together with cadaver bones and plates and screws.I freaked out because I couldn't feel or walk so after the surgery they put me on the fentyl patch and I think it workd better and did not go.through withdrawl at all but then I had half my rightvlung taken out and still remained on them slong with a breakthrough pain killer percer#10 after all.that I was dgnosed with breast cancr on the otherside on the left side and have had no problem.withbthe fentyl patch me personally the pain patch helps better thanbthe mefs you were on.Give it tme to build u in your.system and you will see a difference.

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